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CLIL Students' Definitions of Historical Terms
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Nashaat-Sobhy, Nashwa; Llinares, Ana – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2023
The ability to manage specific forms of disciplinary expression - Languages of Schooling - is regarded as a factor of academic success (Council of Europe recommendations - Council of Europe CM/Rec. [2014]. "Recommendation of the Committee of Ministers to Member States on the Importance of Competences in the Language(s) of Schooling for Equity…
Descriptors: Content and Language Integrated Learning, Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students, Grade 6
Empirical Study of the Effects of Discourse Markers on the Reading Comprehension of Spanish Students of English as a Foreign Language
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Martinez, Ana Cristina Lahuerta – International Journal of English Studies, 2009
The aim of this work is to analyse how Spanish readers react to English discourse markers in a text. We carry out an empirical study in which we ask three research question: (a) if there is any relationship between presence of discourse markers or absence of discourse markers and reading comprehension in English as a foreign language, (b) if there…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Familiarity, Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language)
Reporting Verbs in Medical Journal Articles.
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Thomas, Sarah; Hawes, Thomas P. – English for Specific Purposes, 1994
Reporting verbs used in reporting statements, or citation, in medical journal articles are described, and their role in the discourse is examined. Choice among Discourse Verbs, Real-Word Verbs, and Cognition Verbs correlates with the rhetorical function of the report; e.g, Cognition Verbs correlate with reports of consensus views of the scientific…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language), English for Science and Technology, Foreign Countries
Success in Research Article Writing and Revision: A Social-Constructionist Perspective.
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Gosden, Hugh – English for Specific Purposes, 1995
Focuses on the textual revisions involved in the creation of "successful" scientific research articles by nonnative novice researchers. A linguistic framework of text analysis and interpretive commentary show how the hard, norm-developing processes of interaction between inexperienced novice and expert writers in the scientific discourse…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language), English for Science and Technology, Literary Criticism
Preparing ESP Practitioners for the Unfamiliar.
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Carreon, Edwina S. – 1996
This paper discusses the dilemma of the non-specialist teacher of English for Specific Purposes (ESP) or English for Science and Technology when faced with technical content, and describes the response of De La Salle University (Philippines) that broadened the graduate curriculum to help develop future ESP teacher competencies. The personal…
Descriptors: Course Content, Discourse Analysis, Educational Needs, English for Science and Technology
The Theory and Practice of Teaching English for Special Purposes.
Cruickshank, Donald W. – 1983
English for special purposes (ESP) is the fastest growing facet of language teaching, led by the efforts of British and American linguists. The learner-centered orientation in English-as-a-second-language instruction and the expressed need of people around the world have stimulated development in the field. ESP courses are generally either…
Descriptors: Course Evaluation, Curriculum Design, Discourse Analysis, Educational Trends